biogeneticsn.
/ˌbʌɪə(ʊ)dʒᵻˈnɛtɪks/, U.S. /ˌbaɪoʊdʒəˈnɛdɪks/ Chiefly Biology.
1. With singular agreement. = recapitulation n.1 1c; cf. biogenesis n. 2. Chiefly in law of biogenetics n. = biogenetic law n. at biogenetic adj. 2. Now historical.
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1915 Lancet 20 Feb. 377/2 This is in substance the recapitulatory theory, the so-called ‘law of biogenetics’, to which the author adds his testimony.
1928 E. W. MacBride in F. Mason Creation by Evol. 50 The embryological argument rests on a daring hypothesis, which was first clearly expounded by Haeckel in what he termed the fundamental law of biogenetics.
2005 L. Ben-Zvi Susan Glaspell viii. 82 Today Haeckel's work on what he called biogenetics is identified with the Third Reich's use of such theories and few study him.
2. With singular agreement. The field of study combining biology and genetics; the biological and genetic aspects of a disease, condition, etc.
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1947 Marriage & Family Living 9 102/2 The opening sentence..opens up a whole field of controversial matter in psychology and biogenetics.
1973 N. Freedman Joshua 84 If man did not act on the discoveries of biogenetics, it was quite likely his mental inertia would destroy him.
1987 Jrnl. Psychiatric Res. 21 507 Research into the biogenetics of schizophrenia is clearly just beginning.
1999 Netherlands Jrnl. Med. 55 312/2 A second promise lies in the development of specific interventions based on the biogenetics of cancer.
2005 Capital (Annapolis, Maryland) 3 Jan. c3/6 The students will turn in a current issues report on topics such as biogenetics or women on the battlefield.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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